Collin Clarke, a man with Down Syndrome, places 5th Novice at Kentucky Muscle Saturday night. He worked over a year to reach his goal to compete. He was trained by Glenn Ubelhor.
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Collin Clarke, a man with Down Syndrome, places 5th Novice at Kentucky Muscle Saturday night. He worked over a year to reach his goal to compete. He was trained by Glenn Ubelhor.
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Collin Clarke, a man with Down Syndrome, places 5th Novice at Kentucky Muscle Saturday night. He worked over a year to reach his goal to compete. He was trained by Glenn Ubelhor.
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Collin Clarke, a man with Down Syndrome, places 5th Novice at Kentucky Muscle Saturday night. He worked over a year to reach his goal to compete. He was trained by Glenn Ubelhor.
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Shannon Naiser, 46, of Goshen gets a touch-up on her tan before the pre-judging at the Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravanganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday.
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Karen Matti, 37, of Brandenburg is reflected in a mirror while she readies with other women competitors before at the pre-judging at the Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravanganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday.
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Competitor Collin Clarke, right, strikes a pose with a competitor for a picture before taking the stage at the Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravanganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday. Clarke, trained by Glenn Ubelhor, has been training for a year to compete.
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Competitor Joe Robinson gets a fist bump from photographer J.C. Norton of Musclehead Graphics behind the stage after getting his photo taken at the Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravanganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday.
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Competitors gave it their all while performing the deadlift at Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravaganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday.
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Glen Ubelhor gets his picture taken by J.C. Norton of Musclehead Graphics at the Kentucky Muscle Strength and Fitness Extravaganza at the Kentucky International Convention Center Saturday.
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Thomas Davis of South Bend chalks up his hands he before he attempts bench pressin 630 pounds -- his personal record -- at the Kentucky Muscle powerlifting competition Saturday.
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Around 1,500 people competed in the 14th annual Kentucky Muscle Strength & Fitness Extravaganza on Saturday at the Kentucky International Convention.

Bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts competed in events such as physique, figure, bikini and bodybuilding. There also was an arm wrestling event, powerlifting and strongman competition. People from teens to over 64 competed.

Among the competitors was Collin Clarke, a 22-year-old Evansville, Ind., a man with Down Syndrome, who trained more than a year to enter the bodybuilding event.

On Facebook, there was an outpouring of congratulations for Clarke. Early Sunday there were over 2,000 likes on the post at Facebook.com/courierjournal. There were 120 comments and over 400 shares.

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Around 1,500 people competed in the 14th annual Kentucky Muscle Strength & Fitness Extravaganza on Saturday at the Kentucky International Convention.
Philip Scott Andrews, Special to the C-J.

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